Classical Nahuatl

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Etymology

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acatto +‎ -pa

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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acattopa

  1. first, in the first place, beforehand
    • 1645, Horacio Carochi, Arte de la lengua mexicana con la declaracion de los aduerbios della (in Spanish), Mexico: Iuan Ruyz, page 98r:
      oc acattopa ninoteōchīhuāz, quintēpan nitlaquāz, reçarè primero, y deſpues comerè.
      I will pray first and eat afterwards.